Backup Outlook/Outlook Express Email

1. Run PicoBackup, then click the New button on the toolbar.

2. Select Outlook Backup, then click Create.

3. Enter a name for your new backup set and select the backup method to use. Click Next to proceed.

4. Here is where you select whether to backup Outlook or Outlook Express email account(s). All Outlook profiles or Outlook Express identities on your computer will be displayed, and you can check the profiles/identities that you would like to backup. Click Next to proceed.

5. Select the destination where you would like the backup file to be stored. Click Next to proceed.

6. If you want to schedule PicoBackup to run this backup set automatically at a certain time and interval, you can configure that here. Click Next to proceed.

7. Select the amount of compression and the method of encryption to use. Click Next to proceed.

8. Enter the file name to use for the backup file. You can also have PicoBackup add the date and time the backup was performed to the filename for easy reference. Click Next to proceed.

9. If you want PicoBackup to run any application/command before/after performing the backup, you can configure that here. You can also have PicoBackup send you an email to notify you whenever a backup is completed. Click Finish to proceed.

Your backup set is saved and you will be returned to the main Window.

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